Likes...

Absolutely all the best to Gareth Barry. He's a very good role model, who gave us a lot of composure and quality when he was here. I think we do miss him under certain game conditions. I think, for example, he might have helped to steady the boat against Spurs.

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We're only missing him because we have failed to adequately replace him. If you put him in our side now he'd struggle as he doesn't have anyone making runs to get an early ball out to so he'd maybe buy a cheap foul, break up play, allow us to get men behind the ball and then start again. His time had come in my opinion, same as Jags' and Baines' has.